Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie | |
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu [a] | |
Years active | 1992–2018 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 23 |
Wins | 14 |
By knockout | 2 |
By submission | 8 |
By decision | 3 |
By disqualification | 1 |
Losses | 7 |
By knockout | 2 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 4 |
Draws | 1 |
No contests | 1 |
Other information | |
Spouse | Cristina Gracie |
Children | 3 |
Notable relatives | |
Website | https://renzogracie.com/ |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Renzo Gracie (Portuguese:
By the age of 20, Gracie was a multiple-time BJJ champion in Brazil. In mixed martial arts, Renzo has competed in the
Mixed martial arts career
Renzo debuted in the Brazilian
World Combat Championships
In October 1995, Gracie was called to fight in World Combat Championships, a no holds barred event created by
Gracie had originally entered WCC with the idea of fighting Bart Vale, who would compete as well, as Vale had boasted that smaller opponents like Renzo were afraid of facing him. However, Vale would forfeit his place in the tournament after his first match, so the bout didn't happen.[6] Producer Peters had the intention to host a second event where Gracie and Vale would fight in a "superfight" format, but these plans were abandoned.[6]
Pentagon Combat
On September 22, 1997, Gracie partook in Pentagon Combat, an MMA event founded by future
When the fight became stalled against the cage wall, audience members pushed their way through security staff and grabbed the very cage, screaming insults at the fighters and even attacking them through the netting whenever they came near. Some spectators climbed up the fence while others pulled them down, leading the match to be briefly stopped to clear them out,[9] while Gracie received both punches and kicks by luta livre supporters without the referee noticing.[7][8] The situation finally exploded when Gracie fought back one of his attackers, causing a massive brawl to erupt among the over 400 spectators. Audience members threw chairs and seats to each other, the lights were turned off, and gunshots were heard.[7] The event caused mixed martial arts to be banned in Rio de Janeiro for ten years.[7]
Pride Fighting Championships
Gracie debuted in the first event of
His first victory in Pride was at the very next event,
Gracie returned in Pride 8, where he fought
Fighting Network Rings
Gracie discontinued his appearances in PRIDE to participate in the King of Kings tournament of rival promotion
The Brazilian reached the quarterfinals, where he encountered another Rings
Return to Pride
Gracie returned to Pride to fight
Gracie next fought American wrestler Dan Henderson at Pride 13, now under new rules that allowed knees and kicks to the head of a downed opponent.[18] The resultant match was short, as Henderson used his wrestling superiority to keep the fight on their feet and land punches and knees as per the new ruleset. After one minute, Gracie tried a takedown, but Henderson landed two heavy punches and knocked him out. The American became the first fighter ever to knock out a Gracie.[19] Renzo bounced back with a victory over professional wrestler Michiyoshi Ohara, who resorted to clinch defensively for most of the match.[20]
In 2002, Gracie fought against Shungo Oyama in Pride 21. Oyama taunted Renzo incessantly through the match and imitated Sakuraba's offensive moves, getting some measure of success with it. Renzo became so irritated that he spat on Oyama at the end of the second round. At the third, Gracie looked to re-take the bout, but they just could exchange takedowns and strikes before the match went to the judges, with Oyama winning a unanimous decision.[21] Gracie was unhappy with this, and stated to believe he had lost the decision only because he spat on Oyama.[11]
His last match for Pride would be in October 2003 against eclectic grappler
IFL and EliteXC
Gracie debuted for International Fight League in September 2006, submitting Pat Miletich in three minutes with a guillotine choke. He would then rematch Carlos Newton in December. The match was noted to resemble oddly their first encounter, as they struggled for position in the first round with Gracie threatening a submission and Newton ending it in side mount. The situation reversed at the second, as Gracie flipped Newton over to side mount, only for Newton to menace him with an ankle lock. At the third and final round, Newton worked to keep the fight standing and made Gracie bleed with some glaring strikes, but the fight ended without a result, and after deliberation, the judges gave it to Gracie. This outcome was immediately met with controversy, with Gracie himself declaring he felt Newton was the winner.[23]
On February 10, 2007, Gracie won a match by disqualification against former
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Returning from a three-year hiatus, Gracie signed a six-fight contract with the UFC in December 2009 and faced former
ONE Championship
On June 7, 2018, ONE Championship's president Chatri Sityodtong announced that Renzo Gracie had been enticed from retirement and was scheduled to face Yuki Kondo at One Championship Reign of Kings on July 27, marking Gracie's first fight since his loss to Matt Hughes in 2010.[26] He won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the second round.
Other ventures
Renzo formerly coached a team, the New York Pitbulls, for the International Fight League.
Gracie is the head instructor at the Renzo Gracie Academy in midtown Manhattan. Many well-known BJJ and MMA fighters have been trained by Renzo, including BJJ black belts
Gracie has co-written two instructional books on jiu-jitsu; "Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Theory and Technique"
Submission grappling career
On November 22, 2014, Renzo fought Kazushi Sakuraba in a grappling match in Metamoris V. The fight ended in a draw.[30]
Documentary
Gracie is the subject of a 2008 documentary, Renzo Gracie: Legacy.[31]
Personal life
Gracie is a resident of Holmdel Township, New Jersey. He and his wife Cristina have three children.[32] He has eleven brothers and sisters, including Charles Gracie, Flavia Gracie (Kyra Gracie's mother), Carla Gracie (Neiman Gracie's mother), Ralph Gracie and the late Ryan Gracie.[33][34] In early 2022, Renzo released his biography, written by Brazilian former Special Culture Secretary and theatre director Roberto Alvim.[35][36]
Ambassador of International Tourism
A supporter President Bolsonaro of Brazil, Gracie became in August 2019 Ambassador of International Tourism for Embratur, a branch of the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism.[37] In September 2019, in his new ambassador role, and after President Macron of France called the wildfires an "international crisis," Gracie threatened in a video to choke the French President, calling him a clown and insulting his wife.[38] Gracie declared the Amazon rainforest wildfires to be "false fires".[39][40]
Public image
In May 2014, Gracie was arrested at 1OAK in
In 2017 Gracie took part in a BJJ seminar in Chechnya at a gym owned by dictator Ramzan Kadyrov, Gracie appeared during that time on local TV to promote Kadyrov's government.[44]
In September 2022, footage emerged of Gracie being involved in an altercation with a stranger in the New York City Subway. Gracie alleged that the man had approached him making racist remarks.[45]
Instructor lineage
Championships and accomplishments
Submission grappling
- ADCC Submission Fighting World champion (1998[46] and 2000[47])
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Copa Atlântico Sul Champion (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994)
Mixed martial arts
- World Combat Championships
- World Combat Championships 1 tournament winner
Mixed martial arts record
23 matches | 14 wins | 7 losses |
By knockout | 2 | 2 |
By submission | 8 | 1 |
By decision | 3 | 4 |
By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
Draws | 1 | |
No contests | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 14–7–1 (1) | Yuki Kondo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ONE: Reign of Kings | July 27, 2018 | 2 | 1:40 | Pasay, Philippines | |
Loss | 13–7–1 (1) | Matt Hughes | TKO (punches) | UFC 112 | April 10, 2010 | 3 | 4:40 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
Win | 13–6–1 (1) | Frank Shamrock | DQ (knees to downed opponent) | EliteXC: Destiny | February 10, 2007 | 2 | 2:00 | Southaven, Mississippi, United States | |
Win | 12–6–1 (1) | Carlos Newton | Decision (split) | IFL: World Team Championships | December 29, 2006 | 3 | 4:00 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
Win | 11–6–1 (1) | Pat Miletich | Submission (guillotine choke) | IFL: Gracie vs. Miletich | September 23, 2006 | 1 | 3:37 | Moline, Illinois, United States | |
Loss | 10–6–1 (1) | B.J. Penn | Decision (unanimous) | K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii
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July 29, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii , United States
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Loss | 10–5–1 (1) | Carlos Newton | Decision (split) | Pride Bushido 1
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October 5, 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Saitama , Japan
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Loss | 10–4–1 (1) | Shungo Oyama | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 21
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June 23, 2002 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama , Japan
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Win | 10–3–1 (1) | Michiyoshi Ohara | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 17
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November 3, 2001 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Loss | 9–3–1 (1) | Dan Henderson | KO (punch) | Pride 13 - Collision Course | March 25, 2001 | 1 | 1:40 | Saitama , Japan
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Loss | 9–2–1 (1) | Kazushi Sakuraba | Technical Submission (kimura) | Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors | August 27, 2000 | 2 | 9:43 | Saitama , Japan
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Loss | 9–1–1 (1) | Kiyoshi Tamura | Decision (unanimous) | Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final | February 26, 2000 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Win | 9–0–1 (1) | Maurice Smith
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Submission (straight armbar) | Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block B
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December 22, 1999 | 1 | 0:50 | Osaka, Japan | |
Win | 8–0–1 (1) | Wataru Sakata | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:25 | ||||
Win | 7–0–1 (1) | Alexander Otsuka | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 8 | November 21, 1999 | 2 | 10:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Win | 6–0–1 (1) | Sanae Kikuta | Submission (guillotine choke) | Pride 2
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March 15, 1998 | 6 | 0:43 | Yokohama, Japan | |
Draw | 5–0–1 (1) | Akira Shoji | Draw (time limit) | Pride 1
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October 11, 1997 | 3 | 10:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
NC | 5–0 (1) | Eugenio Tadeu | No contest (fans rioted) | Pentagon Combat | September 27, 1997 | 1 | 14:45 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
Win | 5–0 | Oleg Taktarov | KO (upkick) | Martial Arts Reality Superfighting | November 22, 1996 | 1 | 1:02 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | |
Win | 4–0 | James Warring | Submission (choke) | WCC 1: First Strike | October 17, 1995 | 1 | 2:47 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
Win | 3–0 | Phil Benedict | TKO (submission to strikes) | 1 | 2:08 | ||||
Win | 2–0 | Ben Spijkers | Submission (choke) | 1 | 2:38 | ||||
Win | 1–0 | Luiz Augusto Alvareda | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Desafio: Gracie Vale Tudo | January 1, 1992 | 1 | 7:03 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Grappling record
19 Matches, 11 Wins (3 Submissions), 7 Losses, 1 Draw | |||||||
Result | Rec. | Opponent | Method | Event | Division | Date | Location |
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Draw | 11–7–1 | Kazushi Sakuraba | Draw | Metamoris V | Superfight | November 22, 2014 | Los Angeles, CA |
Loss | 11–7 | Mario Sperry |
Points | ADCC 2011 | Superfight | September 25, 2011 | Nottingham |
Loss | 11–6 | Mike Fowler | Points | ADCC 2007 | –77 kg | May 4, 2007 | Trenton, NJ |
Loss | 11–5 | Pablo Popovitch | Points | ADCC 2005 | –77 kg | 2005 | Long Beach, CA
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Loss | 11–4 | Marcelo García | Points | ADCC 2003 | –77 kg | May 17, 2003 | São Paulo |
Win | 11–3 | George Sotiropoulos | Points | ||||
Loss | 10–3 | Cris Brown | Advantage | ADCC 2001 | –88 kg | 2001 | Abu Dhabi |
Win | 10–2 | Jean Jacques Machado | Advantage | ADCC 2000 | –77 kg | 2000 | Abu Dhabi |
Win | 9–2 | Marcio Feitosa | Submission (guillotine choke) | ||||
Win | 8–2 | Israel Albuquerque | Points | ||||
Win | 7–2 | Dennis Hallman | Points | ||||
Loss | 6–2 | Egan Inoue | Points | ADCC 1999 | –99 kg | 1999 | Abu Dhabi |
Win | 6–1 | Fan Yi | Submission (verbal) | ||||
Win | 5–1 | Luis Brito | Submission (guillotine choke) | ADCC 1998 | –77 kg | 1998 | Abu Dhabi |
Win | 4–1 | Fabiano Iha | Points | ||||
Win | 3–1 | Rodrigo Medeiros | Points | ||||
Win | 2–1 | Frank Trigg | Decision | ||||
Loss | 1–1 | Wallid Ismail | decision | Desafio WxR | Superfight | 1993 | Rio de Janeiro |
Win | 1–0 | Ricardo de la Riva | Advantage | Campeonato Brasileiro | Superfight | 1993 | Rio de Janeiro |
See also
Notes
- ^ a b under Carlos Gracie Jr. and Rickson Gracie[1]
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- ^ Gracie Family Tree Archived September 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine URL accessed on June 5, 2009
- ^ Charles Gracie Family Tree URL accessed on June 5, 2009 Archived April 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ Demitido por apologia ao nazismo, Alvim lança livro sobre Renzo Gracie (in Portuguese), February 8, 2022, retrieved March 24, 2022
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